Amneris

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fictional character opera character princess

Amneris is the jealous yet ultimately compassionate Egyptian princess in Giuseppe Verdi’s opera "Aida."

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Amneris in Aida	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional character ⓘ opera character ⓘ princess ⓘ
appearsIn	Aida NERFINISHED ⓘ
appearsInGenre	opera ⓘ
associatedArtForm	Italian opera ⓘ
associatedTheme	conflict between love and duty ⓘ jealousy ⓘ love ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ
characterTrait	compassionate ⓘ jealous ⓘ
createdBy	Giuseppe Verdi NERFINISHED ⓘ
creator	Giuseppe Verdi NERFINISHED ⓘ
dramaticFunction	catalyst of the opera’s tragedy ⓘ dramatic foil to Aida ⓘ
fictionalEra	Pharaonic Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ
fictionalFather	the King of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstKnownPortrayer	Eleonora Grossi NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstPerformanceInWork	Aida world premiere ⓘ
gender	female ⓘ
inLoveWith	Radamès NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfWork	Italian ⓘ
librettistOfWork	Antonio Ghislanzoni NERFINISHED ⓘ
nationalityInFiction	Egyptian ⓘ
notablePortrayer	Dolora Zajick NERFINISHED ⓘ Fiorenza Cossotto NERFINISHED ⓘ Giulietta Simionato NERFINISHED ⓘ Grace Bumbry NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableScene	Act II judgment scene in Aida NERFINISHED ⓘ
operaCatalogue	Verdi’s middle-late period ⓘ
operaComposer	Giuseppe Verdi NERFINISHED ⓘ
operaNumberOfActs	4 ⓘ
operaOriginalCommissioner	Khedive Ismail Pasha of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ
operaStructure	opera in four acts ⓘ
rivalOf	Aida NERFINISHED ⓘ
roleInWork	major character in the opera Aida ⓘ
settingOfWork	Ancient Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ
title	Egyptian princess ⓘ
voiceType	mezzo-soprano ⓘ
workPremiereDate	1871-12-24 ⓘ
workPremierePlace	Khedivial Opera House, Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sherie Rene Scott → hasRole → Amneris ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amneris in Aida

Broadway production of "Aida" → leadCharacter → Amneris ⓘ

Radamès in Verdi's "Aida" → loveInterest → Amneris ⓘ

subject surface form: Radamès

Aida → mainCharacter → Amneris ⓘ

Radamès in Verdi's "Aida" → romanticTriangleWith → Amneris ⓘ

subject surface form: Radamès